Kennesaw State scholarships and merit aid
The short answer
We did not find a simple published award list to show for Kennesaw State. Read our full reasoning before spending more time here.
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What makes Kennesaw State different
KSU rewards ambitious students with honors pathways and a strong international focus.
Start with the aid policy
Find the right kind of aid.
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- Know what happens next year
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Can we keep it? Check renewal GPA, credits and how long the award lasts.
Can we combine it? Ask how outside scholarships and other school awards change the offer.
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Who this school may work for
Students drawn to global experiences, honors college rigor, or elite nursing programs at a large public university will find KSU's merit offerings worth exploring.
Published yearly cost: Approximately $28,318 for 2026-2027. Source
Cost and graduation facts
Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Kennesaw State, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.
| Family income | Average net price paid |
|---|---|
| $0–$30,000 | $12,235 |
| $30,001–$48,000 | $12,661 |
| $48,001–$75,000 | $15,185 |
| $75,001–$110,000 | $18,263 |
| $110,001+ | $19,309 |
| All income levels (average) | $15,048 |
Sticker price vs. what students actually pay
- Published tuition & fees (in-state), AY 2022-23
- $5,808
- Published tuition & fees (out-of-state), AY 2022-23
- $17,736
- Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
- $15,048
That works out to roughly a 37% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $24,008 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).
Kennesaw State is a public school; Scorecard's net price figure covers in-state, Title-IV-aid-recipient payers only — there is no comparable federal figure for out-of-state students.
Outcomes for students who enrolled here
- Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
- 52%
- First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
- 77%
- Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
- $23,833 (~$253/mo on a 10-yr plan)
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
- $57,552
- Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
- 44%
- Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
- 37%
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More school data
From the Kennesaw State Common Data Set 2024-2025 (school-estimated figures):
At Kennesaw State, roughly 1 in 100 first-year admits receive institutional merit aid. The average award is $1,070 — about 4% of total cost.
As filed in Kennesaw State's CDS Section H2A: of 8,635 first-time, full-time degree-seeking freshmen, 64 had no financial need and received institutional merit (non-need) scholarship or grant aid, averaging $1,070. Across all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates: 250 of 31,278, averaging $1,218. Athletic awards are excluded per the CDS definition.
The 2024-2025 column is marked "estimated" in the school's own CDS filing — school-projected figures, not final audited counts.
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Sources used on this page
Every claim is checked against Kennesaw State’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.
- Cost of attendanceKennesaw State cost-of-attendance worksheet
- Scholarship pageBobbie Bailey Foundation Honors Music Scholarship
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